Madigan Library

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Reserves

Reserves at Madigan Library are part of Circulation Services and encompass both traditional reserves and electronic reserves. Reserves are limited to those permitted under Copyright Law.

Traditional Reserves

These are physical hard-copy materials placed on reserve by instructors which can be accessed only by Penn College students, faculty, and staff at the Main Circulation Desk in the Madigan Library. Items in traditional reserves include books, paper copies, videos, cassette tapes, DVDs, CD-ROMs, maps, slides, software, equipment, and laptops. These are located at the Circulation Desk and may be borrowed for two hours, overnight, two days, three days, or one week, depending on the material. Materials put on reserve by an instructor may be located by the instructor's name or course code. Two-hour items do not leave the library. Reserve materials may not be renewed. Fines for r $1.00 a day, per item including study room keys and laptop accessories.

Electronic Reserves (Eres)

Electronic Reserves are course resources that can be viewed online; included are items such as scanned book pages, images, URLs, PowerPoint presentations, and test results which can be viewed, downloaded, or printed. Access to electronic material will be limited to the students and faculty of a particular course. The password will be provided by your instructor for the course; these passwords will not be kept on file in the library and once given are the student's responsibility. Processing of reserve materials can take several days. If you experience problems with Electronic Reserves or cannot find material online which you think should be there, contact the Circulation Desk or by phone (570) 320-2400, ext. 7815.

Copyright Law

Based on copyright law and copyright guidelines, we have interpreted "fair use" to mean that we can use most copyrighted material one time without permission. If the material is to be used for consecutive semesters, copyright permission is needed. Penn College Madigan Library will assume the cost of copyright fees. All copyrighted material will require full citation information for processing for reserves. Copyrighted material placed on reserve must contain a copyright notice regarding further copying. In cases where copyright permission is not available, alternatives will be offered to the instructor whenever possible. In addition, access to copyrighted material is restricted by providing password protection for electronic reserve material. Materials will be made available in both print format and electronically in accordance with current copyright laws.  

Penn College Madigan Library relies on Title 17 of U.S. Copyright Law and Fair Use guidelines. There are four factors to consider in determining fair use:

• The purpose and character of the work
• The nature of the copyrighted work
• The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
• The effect of the use upon the potential market of the copyrighted work

The Library will take all steps deemed necessary to ensure that materials placed on electronic and print reserve comply with copyright law. The Library will continue to examine the current interpretations of the copyright law and will make changes in its policies if necessary.

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